Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1887-02-25
Odds and Ends.

There are fifty-one active volcanoes
In Japan. That accounts for the null
titude OF hot springs in that country.
In Paris there are 400, 900 unmarried
men and only $50, 900 married, while
there are 4l6, 900 unmarried women.
Secretary Lamar has given the G. b.
4 q, sixty days time TO show cause
why 200, 900 acres OF land patented TO
the b. d NJ. in Nebraska. should not
be recovered by the government.
An order has been recei we'd by q
firm in Lyons, France, from London,
for 2,8OO,O00 pocket handk erchiefs
with Queen Victoris's picture on them
for the occasion Of her coming golden
jubilee"
In the House Saturday the senate
amendment was concurred In appro-
priatiDg $25, 600 for the education of
children In Alaska. The committee
on appropriations recommended 20 the
contrary.
The Washington Capital says Vilas
is TO be power in Democratic coun-
ellis for years TO come. One reason g.
signed 10 the fact that be 10 enormously
rich through his investments In Wis
1
consin iron mines.
Happy Bob Vanbrunt, q member
Of the Salvation army at Elmirs, n.
Y, has been .ound guilty Of the mur-
der Of Will Roy, a half-brother Of Van
brunts sweetheart, and sentenced 10
be hanged April Is.
Marion county, Virginia, boasts O,
Mrs. Mary Crow, who assertsithat she
lie Ill years old; and she is renewing
her youth, too, for II is reported that
her hair. for many years ss white ~
snow, 10 turning black again.
Citizens Of Monrovia, Cal, who
wished to hear Patti sing but could
not stand the IS admission. offered her
the use Of the nall free, entertainment
at the hotel free. deeds to two town
lots and 800 in cash il she would sing
there. she refused.
A waiter in q California hotel the
other day waited on . table where
there were y number of gentlemen
speaking English, French, Italian,
Spanish and German, and he spoke to
each in his native language, talking to
them huently.
] hu hVeelou wen icing BUM ~
White Plains. New, is down over
1900 feet. and can 90 no further until
the water. which is II per cent salt
and 90 heavy that the ropes and tools
float on II and the drill does not pepe-
trate the rock, has been shut out.
Woman haters have at last got an
organ. IL is published nj Vienna, and
10 called the Misogynist. The editor
announces the determination of the
paper, at whatever risk TO the nem-
bers OF the staff, to proclaim its hostil-
" tn women At all time and under oil
circumstances.
Tn. tobacco cultivation is rapidly
progressing ia the Crim-a, where sue
cesslul attempts have he, II made to ac-
climatize the best Turkish kinds OF To-
bs co, which are also the least known
In Russia. such rs known under the
names Of Basma. Persisand, Oujoupd-
jova and Yenidje.
Buffalo has citizen wbn deals in
second hand grAvestones. He buys old
ones. erases the letters and engrave.
people seem To want 10 sell" he is re-
ported Ms saying, land plenty Of Others
are willing to buy when they can get
y good article SO cheap"
The Indians on the Digger reserva-
tion in Nevada had dig dance 4 few
evenings ago, TO which many whites
were invited. A number Of them went
! In and witnessed the dance, but upon
attempting 70 leave they found the
chief st.ths door, who said that IL cost
nothing 10 60 In. but II would cost 25
cents head to get out.
Oregon seems TO be good place to
winter In. A. II. johnson, of Portland
went out 10 his farm to look at fine
and valuable Hereford calf that had
been born ON New Years day, and on
walking through n field 10 the barn.
picked strawberry plant In bloom.
So he very appropriately named the
new calf "Straw berry Blossom"
Several prominent members of the
New York Stock Exchange have start
ed u movement for the establishment
OF what Is know In Paris as the Petit
Bourse, which is IN q handsome build
ing in the residential part Of the city,
where stock brokers meet In the early
evening, immediately after dinner and
do business, which is ratified at the
Bourse itself the next morning.
Only fifty years ago, says Sir spen-
Ger Wells, the average duration Of
human life in Great Britain was 30
years; to-day according to statistics IL
is 40 years. In this fifty years the
population has increased 5000, 900. At
least two out Of these 5000, 900 Of in
crease may be put down a. the fruit Of
improved sanitary and medical work.
aud Of victory over preventable
sickness.
"Tuls Dad" Of Modoc county, Cal,
is said 10 be over 100 years old. In
crossing the plains all his relatives
were massacred by the Indians, and
he became veritsble "Injun fightss."
II 10 said that he can still handle his
rife and ride his horse with ~ much
agility a. many men who are young
enough to be bis great-grandscns. He
has drank liquor and used tobacco all
his life.
The startling information that Patti
does not wash herself comes VIA q
London journal. The diva conde-
. scepds 10 take a little wee" warm
hath. II ssys. before going 10 the the
stre hut she n careful that not drop
of wsther touches her face or neck, q
n N her pelief that its application pro-
|, duces rinkles. Instead OF water che
. dsubs her face and neck with cold
, cream, and leaves this on until her
n -.sA ~. 0ulshad dr~~~Iu- ~. A-l-